Accuracy of breastfeeding data on the Massachusetts birth certificate

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-156

  Navidi, Tina ^a   Chaudhuri, Jana ^a   Merewood, Anne ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Infant feeding intent; Standard certificate of live birth

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL RECORD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MOTHERS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65549156029     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408330615     Document Type: Article

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